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puddled

puddled

1 3.4
Covered with small pools of water after rain
  • adjective
  • /ˈpʌdld/
: encharcado
  • At that moment, the ramp dropped with a thud that spattered her with puddled rainwater.
  • puddled water

Examples

  • Now, as he sat opposite the Russian girl and they weaved along the hilly, puddled, once-familiar streets-in

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Even in the mineral calm of Canadian rivers and the campers' puddled fires.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • He tipped his hat and leaped out onto the puddled sidewalk.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We carefully walked across the puddled sidewalk, avoiding the large puddles left by the rain.

  • After the storm, the puddled street reflected the fading sunlight as children splashed joyfully.

  • The farmer surveyed his fields, noting how the rain had left them puddled and saturated with water.

Synonyms

wet
vspuddled
825 1.0

Covered with liquid so it is not dry

refers to areas with distinct standing pools rather than general dampness
muddy
vspuddled
75 1.1

Covered in mud and hard to walk on

refers to water collecting in separate shallow surface pools rather than mud
drenched
vspuddled
36 3.9

Completely wet, for example from rain or sweat

refers to surfaces with separate standing pools, not complete soaking
soaking
vspuddled
36 1.0

Completely wet and heavy with water

describes visible surface pools rather than full material saturation
watery
vspuddled
35 1.0

Wet, often with small drops like sweat or tears

refers specifically to surfaces with visible standing pools not just thinness
soggy
vspuddled
20 1.9

Very wet, soft ground that is often muddy after rain

means surfaces have separate standing pools, not only saturated softness
drenched in
vspuddled
16 4.6

Completely covered with a strong feeling, color or bright light

limits meaning to visible surface pools of water after rain
sodden
vspuddled
10 6.0

Very wet and heavy with water

highlights surface areas with visible standing pools, not full saturation
puddly
vspuddled
1 6.3

Full of small pools of water after rain

describes surfaces marked by small standing pools after rain
sogged
vspuddled
1 5.8

Very wet and full of water

focuses on separate standing surface pools rather than complete soaking
sloshy
vspuddled
1 4.8

Wet and soft with water that splashes when you walk on it

indicates surface specifically showing separate standing pools instead of squelchy mud
mud-beplastered
vspuddled
9.9

A thing that has mud on it, like boots or a coat after walking in wet ground

is about shallow surface water collections rather than being coated in mud

Antonyms

dry
885 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

726 1.0

Free from things that block sight or movement

How Wet

flooded
68 1.5
wet
16 1.0
puddled
1 3.4
moist
101 1.0
damp
106 1.0
dry
885 1.0

Surface Forms

puddled positive

Morphology

puddled = puddle (transparent) = puddle + ed

A straightforward adjectival use of the past-participle of 'puddle' meaning 'covered with puddles', directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Puddled comes from puddle, which means a 'small pool of water' often left after rain. So something puddled is covered with those little pools and is wet or muddy.